Master Plan not ready,planning buried under structures

While the Master Plan was to outline the manner in which development is to be undertaken in the city,the construction activity is going on unabated in the peripheral areas. Just 3 per cent of the periphery is with Chandigarh. In the villages,residential and commercial buildings are under construction without proper planning. With there being no bylaws to govern construction in villages under the administration,structures are sprouting haphazardly.

Satya Pal Jain,former MP and national incharge of the Legal and Legislative Cell of BJP,says,“By the time the Master Plan finally comes out,the ground realities would be completely different. The committee is running against time. The vision for the city is lacking. The administration as well as the political bosses seem to have no interest in the city.”

Apart from construction activity,the industry is also looking towards the Master Plan for implementation of decisions. The chief architect had taken a tour of the Industrial Area to see the problems being faced. The Mater Plan would be outlining suggestions for the increasing problem of traffic,optimum utilisation of the landlocked city and the needs for the city in the coming years.

Former president of the Chamber of Chandigarh Industries Naveen Manglani says the system is so slow that it is affecting the development of the city. “Decisions need to be taken faster. The Master Plan would outline the implementation of the MSMED Act in letter and spirit. This is being awaited by the industry. There are certain need- based changes that are to be allowed to the industry,and the issue of increasing the Floor Area Ratio is pending,” he says.

A member of the Master Plan Committee says that deliberations have been held on a number of issues in the meetings,but the progress has been slow. While different issues are taken up in every meeting,the plan needs to be consolidated,he adds.

The committee has sought several extensions from the High Court for completion of the report. The recent request for another six-month extension was not accepted by the court.

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